Because these are items from previous state tests, we can be assured that the format and content will be similar to what students will encounter this year during testing.

The OCCT testing is around the corner and teachers work diligently to ensure that students are prepared to perform well on these tests. Best practices and high-quality teaching should not be sacrificed for the sake of OCCT test preparation.

Test taking may be taught as a genre study to help demystify testing for students.

Students should feel that they can crack the code and be successful test takers. Teachers may utilize mini lessons during shared reading that focus on test-taking strategies like

reading directions, filling in the answer sheet, and double-checking

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responses.

Teachers should emphasize that the difficulty of the test has to do more with the type of

language the test is written in, often using words and phrases that are not